Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

His words seemed to be impartial, as he scolded both Lu Yujie and Zhang's husband, but anyone with a discerning eye could immediately see the difference between closeness and distance.

Sure enough, after hearing these biased words, Zhang's husband's expression became even uglier. After hearing these words, Lu Yujie looked a little embarrassed, but more of a guilty look. He quickly stood up and apologized, "Please forgive me, old lady. It's us, the younger generation, who are ignorant. Today is your birthday. Please don't get sick because of us 'ignorant' people."

When he said this, he emphasized the word "ignorant" very much, and then gave a meaningful look to the Zhang family's husband and son, who both looked unhappy, making the latter so angry that they almost tore the handkerchief in their hands into pieces.

"Please calm down, old lady." Although Mr. Zhang was furious, he couldn't just leave the table in public. He had to suppress his anger and reluctantly said a few words of apology, only then the matter was temporarily put behind him.

Because of this incident, no one in the hall was in the mood to joke for the rest of the time. Old Lady Pei was so angry that she simply waved her hand and asked the guests to go and have fun in the garden and meet again at lunch.

The young men and women came out of the hall one after another. When most of them had left, Lu Yujie took Changsun Yan's hand and whispered to him, "Follow me closely today. I think the Zhang family father and son will not give up easily."

Changsun Yan recalled the resentment that flashed in the eyes of the Zhang family husband when he looked at him in the main hall just now, and nodded solemnly.

The Marquis Changqing Mansion was rebuilt from the Prince Yong Mansion of the previous dynasty, so it covers a very large area. It is spring now, and if you ignore the unpleasantness that just happened in the main hall and the vague uneasiness in your heart, the spring scenery of the garden with pink peach blossoms and green willows in front of you is quite pleasing to the mind.

Changsun Yan was born with good looks, and now her body has recovered a lot, with plenty of energy and blood. She is no longer as weak as before. She didn't seem to be a problem in the main hall just now, but now she is standing in the lively garden, attracting many husbands to look away.

"Mr. Changsun, how did you raise your husband? Look at his delicate and graceful appearance, he is really attractive at first sight."

"That's right. Look at how tender this face is. It makes me, an old clam, want to give birth to a little boy again."

"You are shameless..."

After all, there are only a few people like the Zhang family husband who can't stand others doing better than they do. Therefore, when Lu Yujie took Zhangsun Yan to visit the garden, many husbands came up to him and praised him sincerely.

When Lu Yujie heard her husband being praised, she was happy in her heart, but she pretended to be humble on the surface and started to praise each other with other husbands.

"No, no, your husband is so handsome."

"Look at your husband. He is blessed."

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Seeing his father appearing humble but unable to hide the pride in his eyes, Changsun Yan couldn't help but find it a little funny, and his tense mood gradually relaxed a lot.

Everyone strolled around the garden in a harmonious atmosphere for a while, and soon it was time for lunch.

Because today was a day off for officials and Marquis Changqing had always been popular in the capital, many female and male guests came, and sat in the entire yard, separated by several half-meter-high screens.

"My dear, what are you looking at?" Seeing Changsun Yan stretching his neck and looking at the screen from time to time, Guan Cen asked with some confusion.

"Nothing." Most of the female guests had already sat down, and the sound of loud conversation could be heard. Changsun Yan pricked up his ears and listened for a moment, but did not hear what he wanted to hear. He retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and shook his head.

A few days ago, he sent a message to Lin Xi, asking her if she would come to attend the birthday banquet of the old lady in the Changqing Marquis's Mansion. She did not give a definite reply, but only said that she would come if the emperor did not give any instructions. But now that the banquet has started, she has not heard any announcement, and it is obvious that she was delayed by her errands.

Although he knew in his heart that even if Lin Xi came, they would not be able to talk, but Changsun Yan could not hide the disappointment in his eyes. Today he was wearing the clothes that she made for him. Even if they could not talk, it would be good for her to look at him from afar and let her know his feelings.

While Changsun Yan was thinking this, Lu Yujie had already started urging him to take his seat quickly. According to the rules, married men usually sit together, unmarried men sit together, and the two of them sit separately. Lu Yujie was afraid that he could not take care of Changsun Yan, so he asked him to find a seat and sit down first, so as to avoid making mistakes in a hurry when too many people came.

Chang Sun Yan quickly collected his thoughts, glanced around the room, and sat down in a seat that would allow Lu Yujie to see him but was far away from the Zhang father and son.

Seeing Zhang Sunyan's actions from a distance, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly. A malicious light flashed in his eyes. He waved his personal servant to whisper something to him, and then he began to drink and eat leisurely.

When the banquet started, Old Madam Pei was helped out by the husband of Marquis Changqing. The honest-looking Marquis Changqing led a group of younger generations to pay their respects to the old madam and present gifts. All kinds of auspicious words made Old Madam Pei laugh, and the anger she had just shown in the main hall was swept away.

After the birthday greetings, the banquet officially began. Servants shuttled back and forth, placing steaming delicious dishes on the table.

The sound of clinking glasses gradually rose. Wanting to let Lin Xi see his best side, Chang Sun Yan got up early this morning and dressed up. He had just eaten a few bites in the morning. He had just walked around the garden for such a long time, and now he felt a little hungry after smelling the dishes. So he put other thoughts aside for the time being and started to eat.

However, he had a small appetite. After eating half a bowl of glutinous rice and drinking a bowl of fish soup, he could not eat any more.

Seeing that her husband had almost finished eating, Guan Cen turned around and told the servant from the Changqing Marquis's mansion who had been waiting behind him to bring him some tea for rinsing his mouth.

But when the tea was brought over and Guan Cen was about to pass it to Chang Sun Yan, he suddenly felt his arm go numb, and the teacup in his hand immediately flipped towards Chang Sun Yan.

Seeing this, Changsun Yan hurriedly turned sideways to dodge, but it was too late. Fortunately, the tea used for rinsing his mouth was not hot, so he was only soaked on half of his shoulder and was not injured.

Upon seeing this, Guan Cen immediately turned around, wanting to see who was doing the bad thing, but there was no one behind him except the servant who had just handed him the tea. The servant also had a look of shock on his face, and it was obvious that he couldn't hide his thoughts.

Changsun Yan tilted his head and saw that most of his shoulders were wet, and his originally bright goose yellow clothes were also stained by the tea. His heart suddenly tightened, and he took out a handkerchief without hesitation, wanting to wipe off the annoying tea stains.